The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-08-12
THE VOLUNTEER.
General Payne's Yacht, that is Destined to
Try Conclusions with the Thistle,
Easy Winner in Splendid Race Off New
port, r. l., for the GoeIet Cup.


Try Conclusions with the Thistle, All
Easy Winner in Splendid Race OfrNew-
port, r.. l., for the GOelet Cup.
NEWPORT, r. L, Aug. 6.-The race for
the Goelet cup yesterday was a decided
success. The wind was fresh from the
southwest ard it was good all day, with
out hukes of any consequence. The course
was what is known as the Sow and Pigs
and the Hen Chickens which, with yester-
days wind gave long beat to windward
to the Sow and Pigs light ship at the en-
trance to Vineyard Sound, nineteen miles,
a run before the wind across the mouth of
the sound to the Hen and Chickens four
and half miles, and reach home seven
teen miles long, the finish being at Bren-
toms reef light ship, about four miles east
of the starting line of Beaver Tail.
Twenty -one yachts started, of which
seven were schooners and the rest sloops
and cutters, including the big flyers, Vol
unteer, May.1ower, Puritan, Atlantic and
Priscilla, tho cutters Bedouin and Stran-
ger, the sloop Oracle and the new Burgess
boat Titania.
The boats of chief interest in the
schooner class were the Sachem, the
Iroquis and the Palmer. The Sachem was
the favorite and she won.
The sloop Volunteer although new and
untried, this being her maiden race, was
the favorite in her class, and she won
easily.
The interest, of course, was center ed in
the performance of the Volunteer, and her
hosts of admirers were by no means dis
appointed, for the way the thew single
sticker" showed the other flyers her heels
proved that she will be the wonder Of the
yachting world.
The starting gun was fired at 10:13 a. M,
and all of the yachts, with the exception
of the Oracle, Stranger, Fanny and Con-
cord, got over the line without a handicap.
The Puritan crossed first and led the fleet
almost to the Sow and Pigs. The Volun-
! teer, Mayflower and Atlantic were among
the last to start, but they all crept up, and
/ as the Volunteer made the first turn at the
! Sow and Pigs without having to tack, she
got big lead on the Puritan, the only
/ boat in the fleet left for her
1 to pass when the Sow and
Pig Iightship was reached. In the same
/ way the Mayfower caught up with the
| Puritan, but was unable to pass her. The
/ Priscilla was left far behind the other
/ three big ores. The Puritan's owner, Mr..
J. Malcolm Forbes, sailed her. The May
i flower was sailed only fairly we'll by her
skipper, Captain Craven; Mr.. J. Cass
| Garfield sailed his own yacht, the Pris-
| ella, and the Volunteer did her splendid
work, with Captain Half at the wheel.
The Volunteer was badly crowded among
! the schooners at the start, and lost time
| there, and it is generally thought she is at
least eight minutes better than the May
| flower.
The cutter Bedouin was among the small
er sloops, although, of course, there was
no prize for her, the Goelet cup being for
schooner and sloOp winners without dis
! tinction of class. The cutter Stranger was
second to the Bedouin, and if it had not
| been for her heavy handicap, six minutes
| she would have beaten every thing but the
/ Volunteer on corrected ime.
| In the schooner class the Palmer started
first, and although she crept ahead a little
she failed to gain much on her smaller
rival who clung to her, and with the time
allowance easily won the cup.
On board Commodore Gerry's flagship,
Electra, with other guests, was George L.
Schuyler, the only surviving donor of the
America cup to the New York Yacht
Club, and at one time part owner of the
| America herself
The following time table gives the ac
curate time of the winning and principal
| yachts in the race: